Yes, I know.......and I heard whispers that, back in the 60's, Navy housing in DC was called "dog patch" by the local civilians. :-(
But still, we were a proud Navy family. :-)
I remember hearing about those dogs and sailors signs in Norfolk all the way out in San Diego from fellow sailors who were home-ported at one time at NAVSTA Portmouth.
We had an apt. in Navy housing while we were in San Diego (actually in National City) about 2-3 miles from NAVSTA SD. One great big happy family.
That is one of the nice things about growing up in the military....you belong to one huge extended family.
I felt so lost and abandoned when I turned 18 and had to turn in my military dependants ID. To know that I could no longer come and go on military bases, was so difficult to accept. All my life I had access to the bases, commissaries, theaters, pools. I felt like I had been orphaned. LOL.